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Junaid Zaka Ud Din

Verified Expert in Engineering

QA Engineer and Developer

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Toptal member since November 24, 2022

Expertise

Quality Assurance Engineering Jira Trello Development JavaScript Test Automation Front End Code Review API Agile Development GitHub Automation CSS

Bio

Junaid is a results-driven QA analyst with over nine years of expertise in manual and automated testing, code management, and project leadership. He's always eager to learn and implement new technology while increasing the team's capacity to build stable applications. He has experience with a vast variety of projects and different time zones.

Portfolio

CroMetrics

Manual QA, Help+Manual, Documentation, VWO, Optimizely, ConvertFlow, UI Testing...

Ensemble Labs Inc

Quality Assurance (QA), Cypress, JavaScript, GitHub Actions, Jira Xray...

Alfred's InsuranceMarket

Testing, Manual QA, QA Testing, Test Documentation, Execution...

Experience

Quality Assurance (QA) - 8 years
Test Case Execution - 6 years
Communication - 6 years
Documentation - 6 years
Jira - 6 years
Manual QA - 6 years
Confluence - 5 years
Zephyr - 3 years

Preferred Environment

Jira, Zephyr, Postman, Management, Manual QA, Communication, Scrum, Automated Testing, Optimizely, VWO

The most amazing...

...thing I've achieved is the role of QA lead after two years at work and winning the employee of the month award twice in one year.

Work Experience

Senior QA Engineer

2025 - 2025

CroMetrics

Learned VWO and tested various tickets around it to enhance the client experience.
Tracked bugs and filed new ones using Jira and Google Sheets.
Improved QA processes using different suggestions over observations.

Technologies: Manual QA, Help+Manual, Documentation, VWO, Optimizely, ConvertFlow, UI Testing, UX Testing, Tracking, Time Tracking, Okta, Figma, Design Testing, Design Verification Testing, user flow testing, Experimental Design, ConvertKit, Task Analysis, Testing, APIs, Git, Agile QA, QA Process

QA Developer

2024 - 2025

Ensemble Labs Inc

Fixed existing test cases which were failing previously.
Created fixture data to be used in several test cases.
Designed the whole test plan and worked on several executions of them.

Technologies: Quality Assurance (QA), Cypress, JavaScript, GitHub Actions, Jira Xray, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Bug Analysis & Reporting, Exploratory Testing, Code Review, Task Analysis, Testing, APIs, Git, QA Process

Senior QA Engineer

2024 - 2024

Alfred's InsuranceMarket

Tracked already filed bugs and enhanced descriptions for better readability.
Helped team members understand processes and different documentation.
Helped with process improvements with different suggestions.

Technologies: Testing, Manual QA, QA Testing, Test Documentation, Execution, Test Case Execution, Collaboration, Teamwork, Sprints, Task Analysis, QA Process

Associate Team Lead

2022 - 2024

Devsinc

Communicated daily with clients on the work progress.
Tracked bugs and updated them with the necessary information.
Conducted several test projects with positive feedback.
Created a complete test plan and required test cases.
Performed release management tasks and suggested procedure improvements.
Collaborated with a UX engineer and suggested the app's UX improvements.
Led the QA team in setting up manual and automation QA procedures.
Conducted interviews for hiring several good talents.
Worked on user experience with the UX team to improve user expectations.
Led different sprint meetings and followed up on suggestions with the team.

Technologies: Jira, Test Cases, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Documentation, Management, Web Project Management, Leads, Communication, JavaScript, TypeScript, Cucumber, Puppeteer, QA Automation, Cypress, Playwright, Manual Software Testing, Automation, QA Testing, Quality Assurance (QA), QA Leadership, Large-scale Distributed Systems, Manual Testing, E2E Testing, Test Automation, HTML, CSS, CI/CD Pipelines, Jest, Automated Testing, Selenium, Python, SQL, UI Testing, Automated UI Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Mobile App Testing, B2B, Quality Improvement, Quality Auditing, User Interface (UI), UX Testing, Front-end, Test Planning, Testing, Angular, PHP, Black Box Testing, Web App Testing, Mobile, Test Management, Web Applications, JavaScript Testing, Integration Testing, Testing Strategy, WooCommerce, GitHub Actions, Jira Xray, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Bug Analysis & Reporting, Cross-browser Testing, Exploratory Testing, Task Analysis, Technical Hiring, Interviewing, Git, QA Process

Senior QA Test Engineer

2023 - 2023

Gartner - Digital Markets Engineering - Capitalizable

Developed end-to-end test cases for functional as well as SEO requirements.
Worked on several bug tickets and added UX value to that.
Contributed to sharing knowledge of implementation and processes.
Suggested improvements to the product in several meetings. Also suggested improvements in the process and showed how it could add value.
Utilized tools like GitHub, Jira, Cypress, and VS Code.
Trained new team members about procedures and working environment.
Participated in discussions over product on how to improve user interaction.

Technologies: Quality Assurance (QA), Cypress, E2E Testing, UI Testing, Automated UI Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Quality Improvement, Quality Auditing, User Interface (UI), Front-end, Test Planning, Testing, New Relic, Black Box Testing, BrowserStack, Test Management, Web Applications, JavaScript Testing, Integration Testing, Testing Strategy, End-to-end Implementation (E2E), WooCommerce, Data Validation, GitHub Actions, Jira Xray, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Bug Analysis & Reporting, Cross-browser Testing, Exploratory Testing, Code Review, Task Analysis, APIs, Git, Agile QA, eCommerce, QA Process

Senior SQA Engineer

2020 - 2022

Arbisoft

Performed manual testing and automation scripting simultaneously.
Created an entire test suit for regression and sanity testing purposes.
Transferred QA knowledge to my colleagues and trained them on tools and techniques.
Led requirements gathering and discussed improving it with the team.
Suggested improvements for the development procedure to make it more flawless.
Worked with a non-technical client on transforming their requirements for technical development.
Worked with the development team on different scenarios to be developed.
Led different Sprint meetings and followed up on suggestions given.
Oversaw the client's training on how to use the product.
Followed up with customers on any issues they are facing while using the product.

Technologies: Jira, Test Cases, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Management, Documentation, API Testing, Postman, Confluence, QA Automation, Cypress, Manual Software Testing, Automation, QA Testing, Quality Assurance (QA), QA Leadership, Large-scale Distributed Systems, Manual Testing, E2E Testing, Test Automation, HTML, CI/CD Pipelines, Jest, Unit Testing, Automated Testing, Selenium, Python, UI Testing, Automated UI Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Mobile App Testing, Quality Improvement, Quality Auditing, User Interface (UI), UX Testing, Front-end, Test Planning, Testing, Black Box Testing, Test Management, Web Applications, JavaScript Testing, Integration Testing, Testing Strategy, End-to-end Implementation (E2E), Jira Xray, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Bug Analysis & Reporting, Cross-browser Testing, Exploratory Testing, Task Analysis, Technical Hiring, Interviewing, Android, HubSpot, QA Process

QA Lead

2018 - 2020

Sapling HR

Completed and improved various documentation for the product.
Managed QA staff remotely and their communication with upper management.
Communicated continuously on procedural improvements and their implementation and shared knowledge of the automation process.
Suggested tools for CI/CD implementation and manual QA procedure.
Worked on the creation of the whole manual, as well as automation of the QA structure from scratch.
Led different Sprint meetings and followed up on suggestions with the team.
Participated in discussions and clarified requirements with client.
Followed up on issues reported by customers through the support team.
Performed cross-functional collaboration with various teams.
Helped customers learn how to use different features of the product.

Technologies: Jira, Pivotal Tracker, Manual QA, Website QA, Documentation, Test Cases, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Build Releases, Release Management, Communication, Web Project Management, Postman, Jenkins, GitHub, QA Automation, Cypress, Manual Software Testing, Automation, QA Testing, Quality Assurance (QA), QA Leadership, Large-scale Distributed Systems, Manual Testing, Test Automation, HTML, CSS, Automated Testing, Automated UI Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Quality Improvement, Quality Auditing, Front-end, Test Planning, Black Box Testing, Web Applications, End-to-end Implementation (E2E), Bug Discovery & Tracking, Bug Analysis & Reporting, Exploratory Testing, Interviewing, Testing

SQA Engineer

2017 - 2018

TxLabz

Contributed to software development and testing procedure.
Tracked feature and bug tickets and updated them as per the latest changes.
Created several types of documentation, including a user manual.

Technologies: Trello, Communication, Jira, Test Documentation, Manual QA, Management, Test Cases, Test Management, Website QA, Software QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Manual Software Testing, QA Testing, Manual Testing, Regression Testing, Mobile App Testing, Web App Testing, Mobile, Web Applications, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Bug Analysis & Reporting, Exploratory Testing, Android, iOS, Testing

Experience

SaplingHR

https://www.kallidus.com/sapling-hr/

SaplingHR is one of the most automated systems for HRs. It handles daily tasks assigned to anybody. It mainly handles onboarding, offboarding, and tasks related to them. It is highly customizable, and any HR could easily adapt to this.

Treedots

https://thetreedots.com/

The project consists of B2B and B2C applications. It consists of applications for normal users and also includes back-end management for handling warehouses. It also tracks the delivery using a third party. The whole team worked remotely from different parts of the world and communicated very effectively.

Rapporr

This project is all about communicating professionally. The application works on Android and iOS operating systems. Users can send almost everything through messages, create groups, set up auto messages, and more.

Hydepark Corner

It's a social app, but creating videos is the only way to communicate. You can connect to different people and learn about their thoughts over a video. At first, it was only gulf-based, but now it's available worldwide.

Insurancemarket.ae

https://insurancemarket.ae/

This project belongs to the insurance system of UAE. It works with different lines of business, such as eCommerce. It also provides agent services to explain policies better and vouch for it.

Education

2012 - 2016

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Punjab University College of Information Technology - Lahore, Pakistan

Skills

Libraries/APIs

Puppeteer, Playwright

Tools

Jira, Zephyr, Confluence, Trello, TestRail, Jira Xray, Postman, Pivotal Tracker, GitHub, Cucumber, JavaScript Testing, Git, Jenkins, RSpec, BrowserStack, Help+Manual, Optimizely, Figma

Languages

JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Python, SQL, PHP, TOM

Frameworks

Cypress, Jest, Selenium, Capybara, Angular

Paradigms

Manual Testing, Test Automation, Automated Testing, Functional Testing, Testing, Management, Scrum, Agile, Automation, E2E Testing, Unit Testing, B2B, Design Verification Testing

Industry Expertise

Retail & Wholesale

Platforms

Mobile, ConvertKit, Android, iOS, New Relic, WooCommerce, VWO, ConvertFlow, HubSpot

Storage

Data Validation

Other

Manual QA, Communication, Software QA, Test Documentation, Website QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Documentation, Test Cases, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Test Case Development, Leads, QA Automation, Manual Software Testing, QA Testing, Regression Testing, Test Planning, Black Box Testing, Test Management, Web Applications, Testing Strategy, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Bug Analysis & Reporting, Exploratory Testing, Task Analysis, QA Process, Build Releases, Web Project Management, API Testing, Process Flows, QA Leadership, Large-scale Distributed Systems, UI Testing, Automated UI Testing, Mobile App Testing, Quality Improvement, Quality Auditing, User Interface (UI), UX Testing, Front-end, Web App Testing, Integration Testing, End-to-end Implementation (E2E), GitHub Actions, Cross-browser Testing, Experimental Design, Code Review, Technical Hiring, Interviewing, APIs, Agile QA, Release Management, CI/CD Pipelines, Teamwork, Reporting, ClickUp, Execution, Collaboration, Sprints, Tracking, Time Tracking, Okta, Design Testing, user flow testing, eCommerce

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